and texas is not alone, by the way. triple-digit temperatures in the forecast for oklahoma, kansas, missouri and arkansas. heat advisories and extreme heat warnings are in effect for much of the south-central united states with no reprieve in sight. hot, hot, hot all week and heather, some people say again, that is part of living in texas, in july and august. heather: this certainly doesn't help the drought conditions though, on a serious note? >> reporter: yes, very serious note. that is a story that is not going away anytime soon just as you said. the u.s. drought monitor reporting that 46% of the united states in severe to exceptional drought. the number is much higher when you look at statistics from the palmer drought severity index, more than half the country in the u.s., and this will have big impact on food prices as well, heather. heather: casey stiegel, from garland, texas, you shouldn't have opted a black shirt in the heat. >> reporter: bad choice of color. heather: thank you, casey. bill: we had a lot of rai